Re: Printing E-Spine article

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The easiest method, I have found, is to Copy & Paste the article into a Word Document. E-mail me privately if you don't know how to do this and I will try to explain or I can send you my copy, if you don't want to learn. When I do this method, I put the website either at the top or bottom of the article, so I know where I originally got it.

Llweyn (mad.monk@...)

-----Original Message-----From: [mailto: ]On Behalf Of CarolSent: March 25, 2006 12:13 PM Subject: [ ] Re: Syndrome (RE: Placard in CA)> > > > I asked for a referral to another local ortho, and I'm going to > > > see > > > > him on 4/4/06. I will have a list ready. Don't know if this will > > be > > > a > > > > waste of time or not, but I kind of felt that way last year when > > I > > > > saw the other guy for the first time. I mentioned SI joints to > > him, > > > > but I don't think that he thinks much of them. I know the chiro's > > > do, > > > > and I'm convinced along with my chiro, that most of my pain is > > from > > > > the SI joints (which the chiro can no longer adjust). I read > > online > > > > about 2 wks ago about "Piriformis Syndrome" and when I read that > > I > > > > thought--gee, sounds like me!!! Sharp pain in buttocks, radiating > > > > down left leg. I tried the "massage" they recommended (with a > > > tennis > > > > ball laying on the floor) and guess what!! I haven't had any > > > tingling > > > > in my leg since!!! So, I think there must be something to the > > > > Piriformis muscle clenching the sciatic nerve too tightly. Has > > > > anyone else been diagnosed with this--and if so, how has it been > > > > treated? Is that Syndrome part of the flatback? To me, it seems > > > > logical, since our pelvis's are tilted forward and our buttocks > > > > muscles over-work in our standing and walking. The main people > > who > > > > get that syndrome are runners. We aren't, but our backside sure > > > gets > > > > overworked daily!!! > > > > > > > > Has anyone had any treatment for the Sacro-Iliac joint pain, or > > is > > > > that pretty much just take pain pills for it?? There are pain > > pills > > > > that I can't take--like Vicodin and Fentanyl make me violently > > ill > > > > and make the room spin!! Can't function on those!!! I was reading > > > an > > > > earlier post about Ultram and I was wondering if it would work > > for > > > > me. Right now I sometimes barely get by with Darvocet-N and > > > Ibuprofen > > > > (800 mg) I can't work and be sleepy or violently dizzy, and I > > also > > > > don't want to take anything with Oxycodone in it. Very addicting--> > > and > > > > also ruins your hearing. > > > > > > > > I've seen posts lately about the handicapped placard. I struck > > out > > > > last year with the new ortho. He seems to think "walking is good > > > for > > > > me" but some days it sure doesn't feel like it. I could probably > > > get > > > > my chiropractor to do the form, but they can't fill it out as > > > > thoroughly as an MD. I think California is pretty strict about > > it. > > > > Has anyone out there from CA had any luck or bad luck trying to > > get > > > a > > > > placard? How bad off do you have to be? And is just the spinal > > > fusion > > > > and scoliosis a "good enough" diagnosis to get one? I know others > > > > with alot fewer problems with me that have one, so I think I just > > > > have a lot of stubborn, meatheaded doctors. > > > > > > > > Carol in CA> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > scoliosis veterans * flatback sufferers * revision candidates > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

[Guest guest]

Sorry--couldn't remember who it was when I was writing the post--

Lleweyn--could you send it to me?? Thanks!!!!

> > > > > I asked for a referral to another local ortho, and I'm

> going to

> > > > see

> > > > > him on 4/4/06. I will have a list ready. Don't know if

this

> will

> > > be

> > > > a

> > > > > waste of time or not, but I kind of felt that way last

year

> when

> > > I

> > > > > saw the other guy for the first time. I mentioned SI

joints

> to

> > > him,

> > > > > but I don't think that he thinks much of them. I know the

> chiro's

> > > > do,

> > > > > and I'm convinced along with my chiro, that most of my

pain

> is

> > > from

> > > > > the SI joints (which the chiro can no longer adjust). I

read

> > > online

> > > > > about 2 wks ago about " Piriformis Syndrome " and when I

read

> that

> > > I

> > > > > thought--gee, sounds like me!!! Sharp pain in buttocks,

> radiating

> > > > > down left leg. I tried the " massage " they recommended

(with a

> > > > tennis

> > > > > ball laying on the floor) and guess what!! I haven't had

any

> > > > tingling

> > > > > in my leg since!!! So, I think there must be something to

the

> > > > > Piriformis muscle clenching the sciatic nerve too tightly.

> Has

> > > > > anyone else been diagnosed with this--and if so, how has

it

> been

> > > > > treated? Is that Syndrome part of the flatback? To me, it

> seems

> > > > > logical, since our pelvis's are tilted forward and our

> buttocks

> > > > > muscles over-work in our standing and walking. The main

> people

> > > who

> > > > > get that syndrome are runners. We aren't, but our backside

> sure

> > > > gets

> > > > > overworked daily!!!

> > > > >

> > > > > Has anyone had any treatment for the Sacro-Iliac joint

pain,

> or

> > > is

> > > > > that pretty much just take pain pills for it?? There are

pain

> > > pills

> > > > > that I can't take--like Vicodin and Fentanyl make me

> violently

> > > ill

> > > > > and make the room spin!! Can't function on those!!! I was

> reading

> > > > an

> > > > > earlier post about Ultram and I was wondering if it would

> work

> > > for

> > > > > me. Right now I sometimes barely get by with Darvocet-N

and

> > > > Ibuprofen

> > > > > (800 mg) I can't work and be sleepy or violently dizzy,

and I

> > > also

> > > > > don't want to take anything with Oxycodone in it. Very

> addicting--

> > > > and

> > > > > also ruins your hearing.

> > > > >

> > > > > I've seen posts lately about the handicapped placard. I

> struck

> > > out

> > > > > last year with the new ortho. He seems to think " walking

is

> good

> > > > for

> > > > > me " but some days it sure doesn't feel like it. I could

> probably

> > > > get

> > > > > my chiropractor to do the form, but they can't fill it

out as

> > > > > thoroughly as an MD. I think California is pretty strict

> about

> > > it.

> > > > > Has anyone out there from CA had any luck or bad luck

trying

> to

> > > get

> > > > a

> > > > > placard? How bad off do you have to be? And is just the

> spinal

> > > > fusion

> > > > > and scoliosis a " good enough " diagnosis to get one? I know

> others

> > > > > with alot fewer problems with me that have one, so I

think I

> just

> > > > > have a lot of stubborn, meatheaded doctors.

> > > > >

> > > > > Carol in CA

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > scoliosis veterans * flatback sufferers * revision

candidates

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >